KLA Spares Supply Planner/Buyer 

United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor 

233912411

Responsibilities:

• Lead collaborative efforts with Product Planners and Buyers to resolve inventory and supply constraints for assigned product networks. Ownership of escalation plans to return critical supply to a healthy level. May include report outs to senior management in various forums (CMS meetings, FMS meetings, etc).

• Utilize the Baxter planning system and other analytical tools to review inventory projections and the supply-demand picture to prevent potential shortages or excessive inventory.

• Weekly analysis and release of suggested new buy orders from the Baxter planning system.

• Weekly analysis of Supply Health. The Supply Planner is responsible for creating a weekly slide deck for read out to the team, and to work with the Buyers to prevent currently healthy parts from going unhealthy.

• Chair weekly critical parts review meetings, and work issues to closure.

• Participate in development of analytics to predict future risks, increase accuracy in supply planning, and provide insight for executive decision making for spare parts.

• Ensure adherence to company supply chain management standard methodologies, policies, procedures and compliance requirements.

• Execute purchasing actions for spares and collaborate with internal factories to achieve 95% on time spares deliveries.

• Resolve inventory and receipts discrepancies.

• Ensure material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized.

• Monitor delivery schedules and partner with his/her colleagues to find resolutions for below target inventory positions. Work on out of stock critical issues or late deliveries that may impact KLA customer satisfaction.

• Provide expertise for procurement and takes an active role in crafting spare plan and support for new product introductions.

• Learn and understand KLA company business requirements, market dynamics and trends, supply base and supply base capabilities for given commodities.

Skills Required:

• Advanced Excel capabilities (pivot tables, formulas, chart creation, and presentation of data).

• Working knowledge of PowerBI helpful.

• Experience using an MRP planning system (preferably SAP or Baxter).

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Process oriented, results driven, and focused on continuous improvements.

• Candidate must be self-driven, independent, yet a strong team player.

• Creative, innovative and resourceful with a passion for speed, agility, simplification and proactive action.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience